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Shiofune Kannonji Temple
東京都
Ancient temple where 20,000 azaleas carpet boat-shaped hills above a secret Kannon enshrined for 33 years
10 min by bus from JR Kawabe Station
Shiofune 194, Ome-shi, Tokyo
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An ancient Shingon Daigo-ha temple said to have been founded during the Taika era (645–650) by Yaobikuni of Wakasa Province. The principal deity, the Juichimen Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu, is a secret Buddha displayed only once every 33 years. The precincts are surrounded by hills shaped like a boat, and the name "Shiofune" (salt boat) derives from this topography. The sight from late April to early May…
The temple is said to have been founded during the Taika era (645–650) by Yaobikuni of Wakasa Province. Through the Heian and medieval periods, it flourished as a sacred site of Shingon esoteric Buddhism in the Kanto region, gradually expanding its temple grounds. During the Muromachi period, the ma…
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Derived from the enshrined deity "十一面千手観世音菩薩"
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